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baby boomer years
The Stories behind the Years of Australian Baby Boomer
After the World War II (1945), the women and servicemen of Australia
returned home. Their life that was interrupted for almost 6 years of
conflicts during the war was resumed. The population revolution then
started after nine months where childbirth rates surged more than 4
millions Australians.
These people born from 1946 to 1961 are called baby boomers. During this
period, there was also an increased migration of Europeans to Australia.
These forces are combined thus it changed Australia in the mid of the
twentieth century.
The 1950's were considered the new arrival age. A new market was
represented by baby boomers. Their needs were met quickly because of the
wartime technology advances combined with innovative economic optimism.
The first audio recording was released in the early 50's known as Long
Playing recorded using vinyl discs. In 1955, Rock Around the Clock by
Bill Haley was released in the market. The younger generation have known
rock and roll and accepted it as a new and unique music.
Australian bands started to play new music. Johnny O'Keefe and Cole Joye
were the top artists at that time. T-shirts and blue jeans became the
fashion of teenagers mimicking movie stars in America like Marlon Brando
and James Dean. Comic books rise to popularity as the youth's literature.
Hula-hoops twirling became the favorite pastime of children. The word
juvenile delinquent was first read on newspapers describing baby boomers.
However, most baby boomers in this era represented a big change to the
older generation.
The 1960's are marked as the coming age. After eighteen years of
existence, baby boomers were hooked on the music of "The Beatles". In
1964, this pop group from UK toured around Australia selling out frequent
mobbing and shows. Young people controlled the culture. Rock and Roll
became the music's mainstream although 'square' parents don't like it.
Australian bands also hit the music wave. The first Australian band "The
Seekers" released their recording reaching sales of one million copies.
The controversy made by Jean Shrimpton shocked Australia when she came to
watch the Melbourne Cup wearing a mini-skirt. Since then, wearing mini-
skirts became the most popular fashion.
Baby boomers also brought great changes in politics. In 1963, Charles
Perkins, an aboriginal activist led protestors throughout New South Wales
to expose the Aboriginal Australians discrimination. They were restricted
to enter pubs, public schools, and cinemas in rural places. The National
Liberal government was forced to make a referendum changing the
constitution in favor of the Aboriginal people.
The people power in 1970 shut down Melbourne metropolitan because of
succeeding moratorium marches in opposition of the Vietnam War. This was
followed by the popularity of alternative lifestyle and hippy culture.
The 1970's were the age of power. The adult population of Australia from
1962-1972 increased by approximately three million when the baby boomers
reached the voting age. The Australian conservative form of government
was challenged by the baby boomers radical ideas for many years. Gough
Whitlam, leader of a charismatic labor became a candidate for Prime
Minister. He authored the "It's Time" slogan having policies that will
obtain the votes of baby boomers. It includes free education on a
university, laws on anti-discrimination for Aborigines, and withdrawing
Australian soldiers from Vietnam. He declared that the solution to
juvenile crimes, vandalism and drugs is not moralizing or repression but
rather the creative energies of the youth in a concerned and creative
energy.
The 1980's onwards were marked as the period of ageing boomers. Radical
streak were tamed by baby boomers to settle down in enjoying comfort and
wealth as they reach middle age. Many boomers are represented in the
bracket of people with higher income. "Generation Me" was the name given
to them. Mark Davis, an Australian journalist states that baby boomers
continuously dominate the Australian culture. Other groups had the
difficulty of initiating change because baby boomers comprise the highest
percentage in the entire population of Australia. They prevent new
younger cultures to thrive in the conservative values and classic rocks.
Baby boomers economically represent bigger future challenges. As they get
older, they will continue to distort the non-working population of
Australia like they have increased the working population from 1960 to
1970 putting higher strain on hospitals, pensions, and aged care.